Niger Dynamite Explosion: NEMA, NSEMA partner on emergency response

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) are collaborating to bring an emergency response to the dynamite explosion that happened in a residential area of Sabon Pegi, Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State.

NEMA disclosed this in a press statement released on Monday.

The explosion happened around 7:30 am on Sunday and was subsequently confirmed by the Niger State Police Command the same day.

According to the command’s spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, dynamites stored in a residential building triggered the explosion.

In a statement released by the Command, a certain Fatima Sadauki was confirmed dead, with six other persons sustaining injuries.

The affected persons are said to have been rushed to General Hospital Kainji, New Bussa, for treatment.

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12 houses in the area are, also, said to have been affected, with many properties damaged by the explosion.

“The exploded dynamite was reported to have been kept by a local artisan miner in the wrecked apartment that he had rented for his workers. Some residents of the area were affected by the incident and property was destroyed.

“Meanwhile, NEMA Minna Operation Office and the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) are working together in response to the incident,” NEMA said in its statement.